Reconstruction:Proto-Sino-Tibetan/r-dul ~ r-tul

This Proto-Sino-Tibetan entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Sino-Tibetan

Etymology

• Proto-Sino-Tibetan: *rdjiul (Coblin, 1986)
  • Proto-Tibeto-Burman: *r-dul ⪤ *r-tul (Matisoff, STEDT)

Noun

*r-dul ~ r-tul

1. dust

Descendants

• Old Chinese: 塵／尘 (chén) /*drən/ (B-S); /*rdɯn/ (ZS) ("dust, dirt")
  • Middle Chinese: 塵／尘 (chén) /ɖɣiɪn/
    • Modern Mandarin
      • Beijing: 塵／尘 (chén) (chén, /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵/)
    • Cantonese: 塵／尘 (chén) (can, /t͡sʰɐn²¹/)
• Himalayish
  • Tibeto-Kanauri
    • Bodic
      • Tibetan
        • Written Tibetan: རྡུལ (rdul, “dust, particle”)